Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chambersburg, PA & Greater Franklin County

Madeline Fahnestock
Oct 6, 2023
Madeline M. Fahnestock, 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Friday, October 6, 2023 in Chambersburg Nursing and Rehab Center. Born September 26, 1933 in Walker Township, PA she was the daughter of the late James and Flora Wileman. She was employed as a seamstress for Grief Sewing Company, Shippensburg, PA for over 20 years. Madeline loved the outdoors, mowing her...
Marcia Campbell
Oct 5, 2023
Marcia E. (Brown) Campbell, 75, of Chambersburg, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Chambersburg Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born April 8, 1948 in Harrisburg,PA, she was the daughter of the late Elliott W. and Janet (Lay) Brown. Following her high school graduation, Marcia earned a certificate for medical transcription, and worked for a number of years as a...
Dennis Olson
Oct 4, 2023
Dennis J. Olson, 76, of Chambersburg, passed away from natural causes on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 in his home. Born on February 6, 1947 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Tillman Olson Jr. and Joan E. Chamberlain. Following the death of his father, Dennis, his mother and two younger brothers moved to England where he lived for...

Mary Castelli
Oct 3, 2023
Mary Ann Castelli (Stohler) passed away on Oct. 3, 2023, at the Yeager Memory Care Home in Menno Haven in Chambersburg, PA. Born December 31, 1935, in Lebanon, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence & Jean (Baird) Stohler A graduate of West Chester University and the Pennsylvania State University, she was a dedicated public school educator. Teaching...

Esther Pisle
Oct 2, 2023
Esther Crider Pisle, age 95 of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, October 2, 2023, at Paramount Senior Living. Born April 11, 1928, in Cumberland County, PA, she was the daughter of the late John K. and Elizabeth Wyrick Alleman. Mrs. Pisle was a homemaker most of her adult life. She enjoyed crocheting and sewing. She was a member of...

Connie Renshaw
Oct 2, 2023
Connie Lou Renshaw, 83, of Chambersburg, passed away on Monday, October 2, 2023 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, MD. Born July 13, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Irene Henninger Kleckner. Her beloved husband, Ralph Renshaw also preceded her in death in 2006. The last of her immediate family, she is survived by her good friend,...
Edward Breon
Sep 29, 2023
Edward S. Breon, 65, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023. Born December 12, 1957 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late Leroy and Ethel Corrie Breon. Eddie was the owner/operator of Breon’s Auto Body. He enjoyed his work and also enjoyed taking care of his cows. He was a member of the Mt. Pisgah Lodge...
Robert Kitzmiller
Sep 29, 2023
Robert E. “Bob” Kitzmiller, 91, of Chambersburg, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023 at Chambers Pointe Healthcare Center. Born August 28, 1932 in Shippensburg, he was the son of the late Raymond Kitzmiller, Sr. and Isabelle Patterson Kitzmiller. Bob was a 1951 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. A US Air Force veteran, he served honorably during the...
William Shank
Sep 28, 2023
William Robert Shank, 83, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 4, 1940 in Waynesboro, PA he was the son of the late William K. and Lillie I. (Monninger) Shank. Bill was employed as a truck driver for EJ Barnhart Trucking and for Penn-Mar Oil Company retiring in 2005. Bill has been...
Robert Jones
Sep 26, 2023
Robert (Bob) W. Jones, 84, passed away peacefully at home in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on September 26, 2023 after a long, courageous battle with vascular dementia. Beloved husband of Shirley Jones for over 63 years, Bob is also survived by three loving children, Robert (Diane), Kimberly (Ian) and Chris, eight loving grandchildren, and two great grandsons. Born in Mt. Holly, New...
Steven Conner
Sep 23, 2023
Steven R. Conner, 65, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. Born June 17, 1958 in Chambersburg, Steve was a son of Shirley Swailes Conner of Chambersburg and the late Robert J. Conner, Sr. He was a 1976 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and retired from...
J. Eileen Boyles
Sep 22, 2023
J. Eileen “Mammy” “Eny” Boyles, 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Friday, September 22, 2023 in her home. Born October 28, 1932 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late David H. and Mildred E. (Black) Scott. She was a graduate of the Chambersburg High School. Eileen was employed in housekeeping for Shippensburg University until her retirement. She was...

Doris Ingram
Sep 20, 2023
Doris K. “Kitty” Ingram, 93, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at her home. Born August 27, 1930 in Buckingham County, VA, she was a daughter of the late John A. Morris and Lillian Southall Morris. Kitty dedicated her life to making a home for her family. She was a member of St. John’s United Church of...
Connie Swope
Sep 17, 2023
Connie B. Swope, 82, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023 at the Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA. Born July 7, 1941 in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late George and Isabella (Fracker) Perry. She was a graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School. Before becoming a wife and mother, Connie was employed as a...
Elma Walker
Sep 17, 2023
Elma Ann Walker, 88, of Chambersburg, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Magnolias of Chambersburg. Born February 10, 1935 in Somerset County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Charles C. and Nancy E. Nicholson Uphold. Elma was a 1953 graduate of Meyersdale High School. She was employed at Menno Haven in Chambersburg until her retirement in...
Donald Waite
Sep 15, 2023
Donald Lynn Waite, 87, of Chambersburg, PA, went to his Heavenly home on Friday, September 15, 2023. Born December 18, 1935 in Bradford, PA, he was a son of the late Lynn N. and Alberta Hitchcock Waite. He was a 1954 graduate of the Falconer (NY) Central School and attended Buffalo Bible Institute and Azusa Pacific University. A truck driver...
Marie Mote
Sep 14, 2023
Marie A. (Knott) Mote, 90, of Chambersburg, PA passed away Thursday, September 14, 2023 in the Chambersburg Hospital. Born October 21, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Salagi) Knott. She was a graduate of Germantown High School. Marie was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church where she was a member of...
Janet Zeigler
Sep 13, 2023
Janet L. Zeigler, 89, of Chambersburg, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Chambers Pointe. Born November 26, 1933 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late John Kirkpatrick and A. Margaret Foust Kirkpatrick Ricker. Her beloved husband of 55 years, Donald L. Zeigler, preceded her in death on September 5, 2005. Janet was employed as an assembler...
Benjamin Nelson
Sep 12, 2023
Benjamin J. Nelson, 69, of Chambersburg, passed away Tuesday morning, September 12, 2023 at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 28, 1954 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late R.V. and Margaret Bradley Nelson. He was a 1972 graduate of the Chambersburg Area Senior High School and attended the Mont Alto campus of Penn State University. He was last...
Thelma Johnson
Sep 12, 2023
Thelma Mae (Stewart) Johnson, 87, formerly of Saint Thomas, PA, passed away to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday morning, September 12, 2023 at Brookview Healthcare Center. Born December 21, 1935 in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of the late William W, Sr. and Della (Coldsmith) Stewart. A 1953 graduate of Chambersburg High School, she was employed and...